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bend the truth

bend the truth verb: to change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.

Verb

bend the truth (third-person singular simple present bends the truth, present participle bending the truth, simple past and past participle bent the truth)

  1. (idiomatic) To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
    • In relating the story to Julie, he decided to bend the truth just enough to make her think he had really been in danger.
    • In his warped attempt to bend the truth completely out of shape, ....1991 May 24, Larry Kahhan, “Gun-control groups shouldn't hail Brady Bill too early”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution, Letters to the Editor

bend the truth meaning in Vietnamese

bend the truth in Vietnamese

change or leave out certain facts of a story
bẻ cong sự thật

Forms of bend the truth

third-person singular presentbends the truth
present participlebending the truth
past participlebent the truth
pastbent the truth

Questions about bend the truth

What does bend the truth mean?
Bend the truth means to change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
What is bend the truth in Vietnamese?
Bend the truth in Vietnamese is bẻ cong sự thật. See Bend the truth meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is bend the truth?
Bend the truth is a verb.
What is the past tense of bend the truth?
The past tense of bend the truth is bent the truth.

Words near bend the truth in the dictionary

  1. bend someone's will
  2. bend the brain
  3. bend the elbow
  4. bend the knee
  5. bend the rules
  6. bend the truth
  7. bend to one's will
  8. bend to someone's will
  9. benda
  10. bendabilities
  11. bendability

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